Total Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pentre Cottages area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 245th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pentre Cottages (SA31 1DB) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Carmarthen Town North and South average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pentre Cottages (SA31 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spilman Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Court | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol San Pedr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol San Pedr | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barnsfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blue Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol San Pedr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol San Pedr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tabernacle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tabernacle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spilman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spilman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spilman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Heol San Pedr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maes Y Ffair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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